Freefall halted,
black hole dissipated,
even just for a little bit.
I got to marvel, I got to stop
and after a long time,
I finally got to look up.
"You're wonder under summer sky"
Funny how a simple encounter
can make things a bit lighter
I know nothing of what the future holds
But, I hope the stars quell my worries
and guide again our paths to cross
Sep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022 at 11:49 AM UTC
Amidst lambent city lights
You were there, lucent
two degrees of separation
turned into inches of caution…
A furrow brought by uncertainty
Time’s arrow turned against me
A wish whispered to the vast open
For a final chance to say
What was once left unspoken
Dec 5, 2021
Dec 5, 2021 at 12:02 PM UTC
To my Saturn
After years of waiting
Aimless orbiting
Kaleidoscopic space-time bending
Our paths finally converge
Admiration and excitation surge
In this great conjunction
it showed me this one great revelation –
this is the closest we would ever be,
this is the closest we could ever be
Only in this lifetime, hopefully…
Even if it is just a brief encounter
I would not trade it for another…
Until then, my dearest Saturn...
-Your Jupiter
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020 at 11:39 AM UTC
You were supposed to be a distant starflower
Living in a different world yonder
Far more unreachable than I could ever wonder…
And I was only supposed to be your faraway observer
You were never supposed to wander off my universe
And I never really thought we could ever converse
Longing and yearning for you seemed like a lost cause –
Who would have thought our paths would ever cross?
May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC
I could write you—
a bunch of phrases that rhymes
any homonyms would probably turn out just fine
generic metaphors would also do
you might even be swayed by clichéd lines too
But my poetry isn't black and white
besides, none of these felt right—
you deserve well-thought-out verses
but for now, all I have are these random sketches
May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020 at 10:26 PM UTC
Minsan pakiramdam ko nga
na tila ba nilubayan na ako ng mga salita...
Parang nilisan na ako ng mga tala at tula
Wala na ang dating saya sa bawat katha
Hindi na muling makagawa ang dating makata
Oct 19, 2019
Oct 19, 2019 at 8:23 PM UTC
In order to forget
Forward, I've tried to leapt
but to our past, I've always been swept —
reminiscing the places we've formerly been in
Took a few steps to the right
but my heart has been putting a tough fight
wandering quite constantly
and leading me back to where you've left me
All these efforts are somewhat in vain
for no matter how hard I try to change lanes
I think I am almost always bound
To come back to this very same ground
Aug 4, 2019
Aug 4, 2019 at 7:05 AM UTC
From where I live
It is almost always cold and dark
Heck, even I needed to borrow my own light
The nearest friend I have is several light-years away
Everything just passes by; no one even dared to stay…
That is why, when I had you back then, subsistent –
Someone who was constant and consistent,
Someone who looked at me with so much admiration
More than you did with any other planet or constellation
It made me feel like I am more than just an orbiting satellite
You made me feel like I am the center of your night
Staring at each other, staring together
The sky and stars are surrounding observers
of our cosmic connection when we did had it better…
up until that very last night,
when you chose to end it with your selfish letter…
and now, I am left in the same vastness where I’ve always been
plagued with more and more questions, I still kept wondering…
What did I ever do to make you stop?
And what can I possibly do to urge you again to look up?
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019 at 11:25 AM UTC
Regardless of whatever height we reach
The fall is almost always inevitable...
and yet, we still continue to take our chances
We just tighten our very grips,
Shut our doubting eyes,
hold our labored breath,
and just savor the free fall
Jul 22, 2019
Jul 22, 2019 at 7:55 AM UTC
Can you tell me
where I can find these safe spaces
where vulnerability can be cradled
where disgust and disbelief are unheard of
where unconditional positive regard is the credo
Can you tell me
where I can find these safe spaces
for I have looked at different places
did not find these on half-deserted streets
nor in our family car's window seat
not in the company of old friends
who know nothing but to condescend
Can you tell me
where I can find these safe spaces
I've been stuck in the same old mazes
So, can you riddle me these
and help me find these safe spaces
Apr 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM UTC